Maddy K, Elizabeth D, Lindsay K By mrspepperstech700 Jan 1, 1851 Sojourner Truth give her famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech in Akron, Ohio. Jan 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln give the Emancipation Proclamation Jan 1, 1896 Ohio native and famous poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar publish Lyrics of a Lowly Life Feb 12, 1909 NAACP founded Jan 1, 1941 the first training of the Tuskegee Airman established Jan 1, 1947 the first African American to play for Major League Baseball (Jackie Robinson) Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous “I Have a Dream” speech Jan 1, 1967 Thurgood Marshall become a Supreme Court justice Jan 1, 2008 the first African American president elected in the United States
